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  US job growth slows, but wages rebound strongly

  Reuters . Washington | Updated at 10:34pm on January 06, 2017

  US employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labour market momentum that sets up the economy for...

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  Trump threatens Toyota over Mexican plant

  Reuters . Tokyo | Updated at 10:33pm on January 06, 2017

  The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday as an ‘important corporate citizen’ of the United States, after president-elect Donald Trump singled out the...

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  India braces for growth chill after cash crackdown

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 10:28pm on January 06, 2017

  India on Friday predicted robust economic growth in the fiscal year that ends in March, but without fully accounting for the disruption caused by prime...

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  IBBL undergoes major board, mgt shake-up

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:27pm on January 06, 2017

  Major changes were brought about in the board of directors and management team of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited on Thursday...

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  Prices of broiler, beef increase

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:22pm on January 06, 2017

  The prices of broiler and beef went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday due to an increase in the demand...

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  Capital machinery import jumps in Jul-Nov

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:17pm on January 06, 2017

  Import payment for capital machinery increased by 80.80 per cent to US$ 2.49 billion in the first five months (July-November) of the current financial year...

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  India to produce less sugar as drought wilts cane crop

  Reuters . Mumbai | Updated at 11:15pm on January 05, 2017

  India’s sugar production in 2016/17 is likely to fall to 22 million tonnes, down 4.3 per cent from an earlier estimate, as mills in its...

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  Minimum wage for pharma sector raised to Tk 8,050

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 09:52pm on January 02, 2017

  The Minimum Wage Board has finalised the minimum wages for the pharmaceutical sector workers at Tk 8,050 as gross monthly pay from the exiting Tk...

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  Nurul Amin re-elected BAFEDA chairman

  Business Desk | Updated at 01:53am on January 02, 2017

  Mohammed Nurul Amin, managing director and chief executive officer of Meghna Bank, has recently been re-elected chairman of the Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association, said...

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  Nayeem becomes SAFA president

  Business Desk | Updated at 01:50am on January 02, 2017

  ASM Nayeem has been appointed as president of the South Asian Federation of Accountants for the year 2017 with an effect from Sunday, said a...